Bidens plant named ‘Florbikanre’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Bidens  plant named ‘Florbikanre’, characterized by its large, upright, outwardly spreading to somewhat trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; inflorescences with light red-colored ray florets and yellow-colored disc florets; and strong peduncles that hold the inflorescences above and beyond the foliar plane.

Botanical designation: Bidens triplinervia.

Cultivar denomination: ‘FLORBIKANRE’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Bidensplant, botanically known as Bidens triplinervia and hereinafter referredto by the name ‘Florbikanre’.

The new Bidens plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Okayama-ken, Japan. The objective of thebreeding program is to create new freely branching Bidens plants withunique ray floret coloration.

The new Bidens plant originated from a self-pollination made by theInventor in Okayama-ken, Japan in January, 2010 of Bidens triplinervia‘KR-SAIKA001’, not patented. The new Bidens plant was discovered andselected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within theprogeny of the stated self-pollination in a controlled greenhouseenvironment in Okayama-ken, Japan in May, 2010.

Asexual reproduction of the new Bidens plant by vegetative cuttings in acontrolled environment in Okayama-ken, Japan since June, 2010 has shownthat the unique features of this new Bidens plant are stable andreproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Bidens have not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may varysomewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperatureand light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Florbikanre’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘Florbikanre’ as a new and distinct Bidensplant:

-   -   1. Large, upright, outwardly spreading to somewhat trailing and        mounding plant habit.    -   2. Vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Freely branching habit.    -   4. Freely flowering habit.    -   5. Long flowering period.    -   6. Inflorescences with light red-colored ray florets and        yellow-colored disc florets.    -   7. Strong peduncles that hold the inflorescences above and        beyond the foliar plane.

Plants of the new Bidens differ primarily from plants of the parent,‘KR-SAIKA001’ in ray floret color as inflorescences of the new Bidenshave light red-colored ray florets whereas inflorescences of‘KR-SAIKA001’ have subdued red-colored ray florets.

Plants of the new Bidens can be compared to plants of Bidenstriplinervia ‘Florbikano’, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent applicationSer. No. 13/507,488. In side-by-side comparisons conducted inOkayama-ken, Japan, plants of the new Bidens differed from plants of‘Florbikano’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Bidens were taller than plants of        ‘Florbikano’.    -   2. Plants of the new Bidens had longer and thicker lateral        branches than plants of ‘Florbikano’.    -   3. Plants of the new Bidens had longer leaves than plants of        ‘Florbikano’.    -   4. Plants of the new Bidens and ‘Florbikano’ differed in ray        floret color as plants of ‘Florbikano’ had yellow orange and        dark orange bi-colored ray florets.    -   5. Plants of the new Bidens had longer peduncles than plants of        ‘Florbikano’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of thenew Bidens plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possibleto obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Bidens plant.

The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘Florbikanre’ grown in a container.

The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typicaldeveloping (left), fully developed (center) and fading (right)inflorescences of ‘Florbikanre’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations andmeasurements describe plants grown in 40-cm containers during the latespring in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse in Okayama-ken, Japan andunder cultural practices which approximate those generally used incommercial Bidens production. During the production of the plants, daytemperatures ranged from 20° C. to 30° C. and night temperatures rangedfrom 5° C. to 10° C. Plants were one year old when the photographs anddescription were taken. In the following description, color referencesare made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition,except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Bidens triplinervia ‘Florbikanre’.-   Parentage: Self-pollination of Bidens triplinervia ‘KR-SAIKA001’,    not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By vegetative cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About two weeks at            temperatures about 20° C. to 30° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About three weeks at            temperatures about 10° C. to 15° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three            weeks at temperatures about 20° C. to 30° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four            weeks at temperatures about 10° C. to 15° C.        -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; white in color.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Large, upright, outwardly spreading            to somewhat trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous            growth habit.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching habit with lateral            branches potentially forming at every node.        -   Plant height.—About 40 cm.        -   Plant diameter or spread.—About 100 cm.        -   Lateral branches.—Length: About 21 cm. Diameter: About            1.3 mm. Internode length: About 11 cm. Strength: Strong,            flexible. Texture: Slightly pubescent. Color: Close to 144B            tinted with close to N77A.-   Foliage description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Length.—About 4 cm.        -   Width.—About 2.3 cm.        -   Shape.—Roughly deltoid; pinnatisect.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Deeply incised; laciniate.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 137B.            Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B. Fully            expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A; venation,            close to 137B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close            to 137C; venation, close to 137A.        -   Petioles.—Length: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 0.6 mm.            Texture, upper surface: Sparsely pubescent. Texture, lower            surface: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper surface: Close to            N77A. Color, lower surface: Close to 146A.-   Inflorescence description:    -   -   Appearance.—Single (daisy) inflorescence form with ray and            disc florets; inflorescences positioned above and beyond the            foliar plane on strong peduncles; inflorescences face mostly            upright to outwardly.        -   Flowering habit.—Freely flowering habit with numerous            inflorescences developing per plant.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Natural flowering season.—Long flowering period, plants            flower continuously from spring until the autumn in Japan.        -   Inflorescence longevity.—Inflorescences last about one week            on the plant; inflorescences persistent.        -   Inflorescence buds.—Height: About 5 mm. Diameter: About            4 mm. Shape: Ovoid. Color: Close to 151A.        -   Inflorescence size.—Diameter: About 3.6 cm. Depth (height):            About 9 mm. Disc diameter: About 4 mm. Receptacle diameter:            About 1 cm. Receptacle height: About 3 mm. Receptacle color:            Close to 137B.        -   Ray florets.—Length: About 1.8 cm. Width: About 1.1 cm.            Shape: Ovate. Apex: Emarginate. Base: Obtuse. Margin:            Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.            Number of ray florets per inflorescence: Five arranged in a            single whorl. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to            42A. When opening, lower surface: Close to 163A and 169A.            Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 42A; towards the base,            close to 28A; with development, color becomes closer to 169A            and towards the base, close to 163A. Fully opened, lower            surface: Close to 163B and N163A; color does not change with            development.        -   Disc florets.—Shape: Tubular; apex dentate. Length: About            5 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Number of disc florets per            inflorescence: About 42. Color, when opening: Towards the            apex, close to N167C; towards the base, close to 145B.            Color, fully opened: Towards the apex, close to 172A;            towards the base, close to 145A.        -   Phyllaries.—Quantity per inflorescence: Seven to eight in a            single whorl. Length: About 5 mm. Width: About 0.8 mm.            Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Base: Truncate. Margin:            Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.            Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 137B.        -   Peduncles.—Length, terminal peduncle: About 19 cm. Diameter:            About 0.9 mm. Strength: Strong; flexible. Aspect: Erect to            about 45° from vertical; peduncles holding inflorescences            above and beyond the foliar plane. Texture: Smooth,            glabrous. Color: Close to 144B tinted with close to N77A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Present on disc florets            only. Quantity per disc floret: One. Filament length: About            2 mm. Filament color: Close to 145D. Anther shape:            Lanceolate. Anther length: About 1.6 mm. Anther color: Close            to 200A. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Close to            21A. Gynoecium: Present on ray and disc florets. Pistil            length: About 6.5 mm. Style length: About 4 mm. Style color:            Close to 153D. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma color: Close            to 15A. Ovary color: Close to 145D.        -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit development have not been            observed on plants of the new Bidens.-   Disease & pest resistance: Plants of the new Bidens have not been    shown to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Bidens    plants.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Clematis have exhibited good    tolerance to rain and wind and have been observed to tolerate    temperatures from about 1° C. to about 47° C.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Bidens plant named ‘Florbikanre’ as illustrated and described. 